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In Singapore, Vietnamese Ambassador Tao Thi Thanh Huong said the year 2018 marked an important milestone when Vietnam and Singapore celebrated the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the fifth anniversary of bilateral strategic partnership. She expressed her belief that the Vietnamese community in Singapore will make effective contributions to the homeland development and push forward the practical development of bilateral strategic partnership. Vietnamese Ambassador in Malaysia Le Quy Quynh affirmed that the Party and State always pay attention to overseas Vietnamese in general and those living and working in Malaysia in particular. He wished that they would offer mutual support and preserve Vietnamese language to later generations. Ambassador in Myanmar Luan Thuy Duong urged the Vietnamese community to prioritise using Vietnamese goods and uphold traditional values, called on the Vietnamese enterprises to give priority to Vietnamese fellows, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassies celebrate upcoming Lunar New Year

Tran Song Hai, vice president of the Vietnamese Football Fans Association, said aside from Vietnamese living and working in UAE and nearby nations, many fans have flown into Dubai from Vietnam for the match. Early Thursday, Vietnam Airlines carried more than 300 Vietnamese fans from Hanoi to Dubai while the Emirates served two groups of 70 Vietnamese fans on the same route. Leaving his home at 4 a.m. this morning for the airport, Nguyen Xuan Trung in Hanoi said he spent VND28 million ($1,200) on a one-day tour to Dubai to watch the game as soon as Vietnam beat Jordan on Sunday and broke into the quarterfinals of Asian Cup 2019. "It’s a rare opportunity for Vietnamese football and as a big fan I could not miss it. Watching a game directly at the stadium, listening to the crowd, looking at the field would be far more exciting than watching it on TV," he said. Afraid that traffic jams could cause him to miss his flight to Dubai, Nguyen Van Phuong from Hai Phong City, two hours east … [Read more...] about Asian Cup: 1,000 Vietnamese fans in Dubai for Vietnam-Japan quarterfinal

Malaysia pumped $254.76 million into 41 new investment projects in Việt Nam from the start of 2018 to December 20. — Photo cafef.vnViet Nam News KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia ranked 12th among the countries and territories investing in Việt Nam in 2018 with total registered capital hitting US$435.54 million, according to the Vietnamese trade office in Malaysia. The country pumped $254.76 million into 41 new investment projects in Việt Nam from the start of 2018 to December 20, while its investors added $27.47 million in total to their capital at 13 existing projects. Malaysian investors also spent $153.31 million buying shares in Vietnamese companies. Malaysia’s accumulated investment in Việt Nam as of December 20 reached nearly $12.48 billion in 586 projects, ranking 8th among 129 economies investing in the country. Two-way trade value between Việt Nam and Malaysia last year expanded more than 14 per cent on a yearly basis to nearly … [Read more...] about Malaysia ranks 12th among Việt Nam’s foreign investors in 2018

On the Henley Passport Index 2019, a Vietnamese passport is only slightly more powerful than Myanmar among Southeast Asian neighbors, with visa free access to 51 destinations, three more than the latters’ 48 countries. Laos has surpassed Vietnam to claim the 86th in the global index, gaining two positions from last year. Singapore and Malaysia have the most powerful passports in the region, the former standing second in the world with visa exemption from 189 countries and the latter 12th with 179 countries. The region’s biggest economy, Indonesia has gone down from 69th last year to 72nd this year. Globally, Singapore shares its second spot with South Korea. Japan has overtaken Singapore to have the most powerful passport in the world in 2019, with its citizens able to visit 190 countries and territories without applying for a visa. France and Germany share the third rank; Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden share the fourth; followed by Luxembourg and Spain in fifth. With … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport remains a low flyer

Cut Thi Hoa of Chieu Luu Commune, Ky Son District, is suspected of human trafficking, a crime punishable by up to 20 years. She has been given bail since she has a child aged under 36 months, but is prohibited from leaving home. According to the police, in 2016 she had offered to take the neighbor, an unidentified girl now aged 18, to China through the border in Quang Ninh Province and get her a well-paid job. But the girl was tricked and sold to a Chinese man as a bride for VND180 million ($7,765). Hoa kept VND80 million ($3,400) and gave the rest of the money to the victim’s family. The police said the girl had suffered constant physical abuse and escaped after more than half a year. Late last year she received help to make it back to Vietnam and complained to local authorities. Vietnam recorded 670 trafficking victims in 2017, down by almost half from the previous year. Most of the victims were uneducated women and children from poor areas. They were sold to men seeking wives … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman under house arrest after trafficking neighbor to China